be starving/starved

phrase

chiefly US, informal

: to be very hungry

I skipped lunch, so by dinnertime I was starving.

When are we eating? I'm starved!

Examples of be starving/starved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For the first time in the history of humanity, large numbers of children would no longer be starving to death. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026

The Cardinals don’t often get the NFL spotlight, which comes at a time when fans will be starved for football. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026

Anyone trapped with their head under the surface will probably be starved of oxygen. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026

Poverty means 'holding on by your fingernails' Green concedes that a family of four with an $80,000 income might not be starving to death. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 Dec. 2025